woolly-minded

adjective

1. showing a vague or muddled way of thinking

Example Sentences

They would seem to live in separate worlds — the successful, well-educated Gordons and this woolly-minded outcast — yet the story persistently warns against imagining that such segregation is sustainable, or desirable.

From Washington Post

Yes, the hermit may be slow and woolly-minded but he "gains in poetry what is lost in agility".

From The Guardian

Into such a leadership vacuum, alas, woolly-minded observers inevitably crash.

From The Guardian

But Jones, aided by Gyllenhaal's detailed performance, keeps all the plates spinning fast enough that the rather woolly-minded climax doesn't undo the thrilling fun to be had leading up to it.

From The Guardian

Men used to achieve social mobility by rising through the factory ranks Karen Mumford, professor of economics at the University of York, says it is "woolly-minded" to assume that the number of job opportunities has remained static.

From BBC